Amniotic Sac in a Dish: Stem Cells Form Structures That Could Aid Understanding of Infertility & More
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 - 05:32
in Biology & Nature
The first few weeks after sperm meets egg still hold many mysteries. Among them: what causes the process to fail, leading to many cases of infertility. But scientists haven't had a good way to explore the biology behind this phenomenon. Now, a new achievement using human stem cells could give researchers a chance to see what they couldn't before, while avoiding ethical issues associated with studying actual embryos.